Footage from the artillery exercise of the 17th Mechanized Brigade of the 76th Army of the Ground Forces of the PLA Western Comm

Footage from the artillery exercise of the 17th Mechanized Brigade of the 76th Army of the Ground Forces of the PLA Western Command* September 2024 The command of the unit took care in advance to increase the survivability of the self-propelled guns. In the footage, you can see 155-mm self-propelled howitzers PLZ-05 equipped with anti-drone protection and “barbecues“. The need is caused by the fact that Beijing’s main opponent, India, is actively introducing drones and loitering munitions into the tactics of the army units deployed on the border with China. Therefore, no one is insured against an imbalance in relations between the two countries, especially in the disputed border area. Moreover, Beijing and New Delhi have already learned lessons from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, no one wants to be caught off guard if something happens. * responsible for the Indian direction Source: Lord Of War